PRESENTATION!

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the management unit of the companies Ferrocarril Metropolità de Barcelona, S.A. and Transports de Barcelona, S.A.

These bodies provide a collective passenger transport service for the city of Barcelona, as well as to various municipalities within its orbit of influence, through two transport networks - overground and underground - which complement each other and, at the same time, share this area of activity with the other companies in the sector. As the owner of both companies' shares, Entitat Metropolitana del Transport (EMT) is the governing body that establishes the business guidelines for TMB to follow.

TMB operates with three main objectives that sum up its corporate philosophy:

• To meet public transport needs for adequate economic compensation (through fares or subsidies) in the areas where it is authorised to provide this service.
• To combine economic viability with performance of its function as a public service within the context of the existing institutional system.
• To improve the quality of life in the metropolitan area of Barcelona by contributing to the fulfilment of its citizens' travel needs.

Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) is the main public transport managing company in the metropolitan area. This leading position in the sector is based on strict fulfilment of its objectives, while remaining aware of the impact that urban transport has on living in the city.